Theatre Arts Program
Visit Web Site
3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania 19104
215.898.5271
noahlev@upenn.edu
DEGREES OFFERED
|
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts Minor in Theatre Arts
|
The Theatre Arts Program at Penn offers students the opportunity to study theatre in the classroom and in production work under the guidance of faculty members who are experienced and trained actors, directors, designers, scholars, and teachers. Structured as a comprehensive liberal arts curriculum, the program offers a full range of courses in all areas of theatre study, among them: acting, directing, design, theatre history, dramatic literature, performance theory, playwriting, dramaturgy, musical theatre, as well as many other specialized topics. Students may also receive course credit for working on faculty-directed productions. Guest artist-teachers provide the opportunity for additional training in such areas as voice, movement, solo performance, physical theatre, etc. Penn takes advantage of its location—Philadelphia has a vibrant and active theatre community and we incorporate local productions in our classes and extra-curricular activities as often as possible. Students may also earn credit for course work conducted off-campus through such programs as Study Abroad and Penn Summer-in-London.
Theatre Arts welcomes all Penn undergraduates to enroll in classes and participate in productions. Some students choose to take a class or two in theatre as part of their liberal arts education; others choose to major in theatre, making it the primary focus of their academic careers. Penn makes it possible for students to “double major,” and many Theatre Arts majors have a second area of focus in another department or school at Penn. Theatre Arts also offers a theatre minor. Eligible senior majors are invited to undertake an Honors Thesis Project, which is based in practical performance or scholarly research.
Each year Theatre Arts mounts a production season, with plays directed by members of the faculty and by advanced majors, and all Penn students are welcome to audition. For nearly thirty years, the program has staged plays and performance pieces from many different places, periods, and genres. We offer workshops and staged readings. The educational philosophy of the Theatre Arts Program is that academic and artistic courses go hand in hand and that serious study in the classroom and applied work in the rehearsal room are both integral aspects of learning the rigorous and rewarding art of theatre-making.
Faculty Info:
Marcia Ferguson, Rosemary Malague, Cary M. Mazer, Jennifer Joan Thompson
Related Articles
Meredith Brandt's BOO LA LA Comes To Caveat NYC
by Blair Ingenthron
- October 12, 2024
BOO LA LA, a musical comedy Halloween show hosted by Meredith Brandt will play Caveat NYC on October 26, with performances by Utsav Bhargava, Allie Boyle, Meredith Brandt, Seann Cantatore, and more.
Miami City Ballet Announces Two New Directors To Its Board
by A.A. Cristi
- September 23, 2024
Miami City Ballet announced the addition of Alexander DiLeonardo of Citadel Securities and Eric T. Carpenter, City Manager of Miami Beach, to its Board of Directors, enhancing its leadership team.
'Puppet Slams: Short-Form Puppetry for the 21st Century' Comes to the Ballard Institute
by Stephi Wild
- September 11, 2024
As part of its 2024 Fall Puppet Forum Series and in conjunction with the 2024 UConn Fall Puppet Slam on Sept. 20, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will host Puppet Slams: Short-Form Puppetry for the 21st Century, a discussion with Puppet Slam Network (PSN) founder Heather Henson; Brenna Ross, the Producer & General Manager for Green Feather Foundation, which oversees the PSN; and Anatar Marmol-Gagné, director of the Pinned and Sewtured Puppet Slam in New Haven, Connecticut.
Norma Molitch Deull, President of Clark Transfer, Dies at Age 90
by Stephi Wild
- August 26, 2024
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Norma Molitch Deull has died at age 90. Deull was a pioneering leader in bringing Broadway shows and other touring live entertainment productions to cities and towns around North America.
Shakespeare in Clark Park Performs AS YOU LIKE IT with Free Community Workshops
by Stephi Wild
- June 18, 2024
Shakespeare in Clark Park will return this summer with an updated classic and expanded community involvement. From July 24-28, 2024 at 7 p.m. the popular theater company will present outdoor performances of Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It,” with contemporary and creative innovations, including input from participants in a series of community poetry workshops.
SCHMALTZ! Comes to NYC Fringe in April
by Stephi Wild
- March 08, 2024
Half Sour Productions will present Schmaltz! as part of the 2024 New York City Fringe Festival with FRIGID New York at The Wild Project.
|
SHOW |
THEATER |
|
Antigone
(11/21/24 - 11/24/24)
|
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania on behalf of The Theatre Arts Program
|
|
She Kills Monsters
(4/18/24 - 4/21/24)
|
University of Pennsylvania
|
|
Krapp's Last Tape
(2/22/22 - 2/22/22)
|
University of Pennsylvania-Theatre Arts Program
|
|
Krapp's Last Tape
(2/22/22 - 2/22/22)
|
University of Pennsylvania-Theatre Arts Program
|
|
The Skin of Our Teeth
(10/22/21 - 10/24/21)
|
University of Pennsylvania-Theatre Arts Program
|
|
EDGES
(2/21/19 - 2/23/19)
|
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
|
|
ANYTHING GOES-BEAUMONT'87
(12/7/17 - 12/9/17)
|
University of Pennsylvania
|
|
[title of show]
(8/31/17 - 9/2/17)
|
University of Pennsylvania
|
|
Ordinary Days
(8/20/15 - 8/23/15)
|
University of Pennsylvania
|
|
Lovemusik
(4/17/15 - 4/26/15)
|
University of Pennsylvania
|